Common use of MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE FUND Clause in Contracts

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE FUND. Par. 1. A Maintenance Department Assistance Fund will be established each year from July 1 to June 30 in the amount of five percent (5%) of the District’s total maintenance direct labor costs budgeted for that year. The purpose of the fund is to pay for the labor costs of work performed by independent contractors. Prior to any RFPs being sent out for maintenance work, the District shall meet with the local executive board officer. The local executive board officer shall have the right to review any RFPs for contracting out, on request. The District shall provide the Union with itemized quarterly reports of the Maintenance Department Assistance Fund. Any dispute shall be subject to the grievance procedure. No portion of the fund shall be carried over to the next year. Under no circumstances shall the total amount exceed the original allotment. If a cost overrun occurs, the amount of the overrun shall be doubled and deducted from the following year’s fund and no further contracting shall take place for the balance of the year, which was overspent.